July 9, 2002

2:07 PM

Escrew Service.Worried about getting scammed on an Internet auction? "Just use an escrow service," is the customary advice. Not so fast. The latest auction scam is an elaborate swindle involving creation of fake escrow services, complete with convincing Web sites like www.escrow-is.com
posted by srboisvert (2 comments total)

Damn. If only these scammers focused their moxie and ingenuity into legitimate pursuits... they'd make some serious bucks.
posted by Fofer at 2:24 PM on July 9, 2002

Shades of paypa1.com. Another great article by Bob Sullivan, though this all begins to seem depressingly familiar.
posted by dhartung at 1:07 AM on July 10, 2002